helmsman

helms·man

noun \ˈhelmz-mən\

Definition of HELMSMAN

: the person at the helm : steersman

— helms·man·ship \-ˌship\ noun

Examples of HELMSMAN

1. <had a complaint and demanded to talk to the helmsman of this vast construction project, not some underling>

First Known Use of HELMSMAN

1590

Related to HELMSMAN

Synonyms: boss man, captain, chief, foreman, head, headman, boss, honcho, jefe, kingpin, leader, master, taskmaster

Related Words: directress, mistress; administrator, commander, director, executive, general, governor, hierarch, higher-up; leadman, manager, overseer, principal, skipper, standard-bearer, steward, straw boss, superintendent, superior, supervisor; dominator, lord, overlord, potentate, ruler, sovereign (also sovran); figurehead; slave driver; baron, czar (also tsar or tzar), king, magnate, mogul, president, prince; big cheese, big gun, bigwig, top dog, top gun; cohead, coleader; employer, gaffer [British], ganger [British]; micromanager; subchief, subdirector

Near Antonyms: dependent, inferior, junior, secondary, subject, subordinate, underling

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